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parry

[par-ee] / ˈpær i /


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“I’m not sure the financial industry can continue to parry this away without giving something up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Moving to his left, Smith got both hands to the ball, only to parry in the direction of the slips, who could not grab the rebound.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The Belgian goalkeeper was quickly called into action again to parry Joao Palhinha's effort.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

The precocious girls soon cotton on to the headmistress’s ruse and parry her appeals to dish on Miss Brodie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Then Royce's parry came a beat too late.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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